Welcome to SKYLEGAL

Established in 2005 SKY LEGAL is an Australian legal firm which offers services in a number of legal areas. The biggest growth area of our practice is Australian immigration law. Skilled migration, business migration, family migration, review applications at the MRT, RRT, AAT. We also handle property law, family law, criminal law, powers of attorney and other civil matters.

We are dedicated to providing our clients with up to date legal advice and representation.
We have a flexible approach towards fees and charges. In most cases clients have the option between choosing fixed price fee agreements or an agreed hourly rate / fee schedule. Clients may also be able to arrange payment plans if they are experiencing financial hardship.

The principal legal practitioner of SKY LEGAL is Noeline Perera. Noeline is an Australian Legal Practitioner and a registered migration agent. She is also fluent in Sinhalese. Noeline has a Bachelor of Laws degree with honours from Monash University, Melbourne. She also has a post graduate diploma in legal practice from College of Law, New South Wales. Noeline is also a NAATI accredited professional translator from Sinhalese to English. Prior to establishing SKY LEGAL Noeline worked as a solicitor for The Uniting Church in Australia and Oates Rennick and Associates (Solicitors).

Member of the Law Council of Australia.

Immigration Law

All areas of immigration law including skilled migration, business migration, family migration, student visas, employer nominated visas, citizenship applications and other temporary and permanent visas.. more

Property Law

Whether you are purchasing your first home or you are an experienced investor we can handle all your conveyancing,retail leases and other property law matters.. more

Family Law

- Divorce
- Child and spousal maintenance applications
- Property settlements more

We also handle criminal law, wills estates and probate, powers of attorney and other areas of civil practice... more

Decisions in Raisani & Choi

In two recent decisions the AAT overturned the decision of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to refuse to grant citizenship to applicants under the age of 18 who did not hold Australian permanent residence. Both decisions are significant because they will impact on future applications made by children under the age of 18 who apply for Australian citizenship without first becoming Australian permanent residents. Raisani v MIAC, Choi v MIAC

AICWA review

In July 2008 AICWA announced that it was going to raise its English language requirement to an IELTS score of 7 by 1st January 2010 for those seeking a skills assessment as a welfare worker. This decision had the potential to impact on several hundred international student, already enrolled in courses which would otherwise have satisfied the AICWA requirements. AICWA has since announced that changes will only come in to effect from 1st February 2011. While the actual English language requirement has not yet been finalized it is expected to be kept at an IELTS score of seven(7) or below. more...

TRA delays implementing MAP
The new assessment guidelines for TRA which were expected to come in to effect from 1st September 2008 has been delayed. This means international students who have been gaining unpaid work experience can still apply for their work experience to be assessed as part of the 900 hour work requirement under pathway E of the Uniform Assessment Criteria (UAC)
Click here to access current assessment guidelines UAC MAP

Changes to fees – 2009

A new fee structure will be introduced from 1st January 2009. Clients who have already signed fee agreements with SKY LEGAL will not be affected by this change.

Law students

There are several places available for law students requiring to gain work experience for College of Law. If you are interested please email your CV to dhanushka.desilva@skylegal.com.au with a covering letter indicating your preferred start and end date. Applicants will be selected after an interview

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